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Benjamin Sesko secured a hat-trick | Fabio Carvalho scored on his debut | Winners Osawe bagged at the end

Union secured a vital three points in Haifa on Thursday night to book a winner-takes-all battle with Slavia Prague on the final matchday of Group E in the UEFA Europa Conference League. A strong, composed Union performance in Israel was capped off by Julian Ryerson’s header on 66 minutes to clinch the points and give the Bundesliga side a chance of qualification for the knockout rounds.

The final venue: Contrary to the original plans, the match at 11:00 CET on Sunday 23 April will not take place at the Bruchwegstadion but at the Mewa-Arena in Mainz. BVB fans can order tickets via the FSV Mainz 05 Ticket Shop. The home side are expecting around 15,000 spectators. BVB set the attendance record for a final in 2017. 33,400 spectators came along that day to see the final against Bayern Munich, which the Black & Yellows won via a penalty shootout.

FCA made a bright start to the contest and took the lead in the 5th minute through central defender Frederik Winther. Despite Kufstein goalkeeper Luca Savoldelli’s best efforts, the Fuggerstädter pushed on as the half progressed. Sven Michel made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute, before Ruben Vargas added another just 5 minutes later (28’).

It was almost a lazy, cruise-controlled win, but Bayern Munich had to go and ruin it by conceding a late goal and then almost falling apart against VfB Stuttgart. The signs are promising ahead of the crucial Champions League game vs PSG, however as noted by the coach and Goretzka, Bayern need to work on closing out the game.

The 21-year-old joined Freiburg’s academy in 2017 from FC Emmendingen. He made his debut for the U23s in 2020 and has gone on to play 55 times in the Regionalliga and the 3. Liga. Schmidt is also a current Germany U21s international.

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Setting things straight

In a break in training on day two of VfB’s stay in Neukirchen, Borna Sosa spoke to VfB-TV about personal preparations in Croatia, the current training camp and his excitement ahead of the new season.

Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp; Tuta, Hasebe, N’Dicka; Chandler, Jakic, Sow, Kostic; Lindstrom (Ache 76), Kamada, Borre (Paciencia 67)